Daily Republican., 1887-12-10

THE RECON- IN DATION OF President |
Cleveland 20 retain the tax on t0baa % |
IL meeting wl.h tde opposition whish II |
deserves from tbs tobacco raising dis- |
hic:s o, Pennsylvanis. The Lancaster
New Era In speaking o: the matter
says:
THE internal revenue tax on tobaeoJ
and tobacco dealers is one VII 'cn bears
heavily on certain portion OF the
population, This tax protects no lIduE
Try agsinss foreign competition Rnd i,s
abolition would bring Ieiiet to a largo
number OF our msndfaGtu-ers C,gs-
making needB no protection. and all the
taxes levied en- it rsl upon aud are paid
for by on. own people, INCREASING IN
necessarily tbs price OF what is b
many regarded as one Of tho EcaeEsa
ries CT life. The doing away Of tho
internSl reveru5 iax Gu tobacco is re
sisted cy Tany on the ground that Il IL
n tax on a luzurg, and tha. luxu!ies
have always been recognized as proper
articles of taxation thst It tails oaly on
the consumers who, therefore, have no
right TO complain.
''Bat there is even veightier series
of arguments on the ather side OF tie
case. I'll ere can be no quest!on that
the cigar industry all over the country
wo-ld be ben fitted By q remission o.
this tax. IN eT the pre- .ent law svcry
manufacturer before he oAn begin Ope
ratioIs must give bond for $500 for :
certain numbsr OF hands employed
ard ID additional bond OF $50 for every
additionsl workman. 1t Is not cor
yenieEt for many men b do this, and II
some csses impossible, cUnsequeEtly
many men without the power To CIV
the bonds required ars kept out CT III
business. Tnen, again, stamps mus; b
affi xed TO all CiR9rg oefUrs tney can b
sold. A case Of 10 000 cigars require
$50 worth OF stampb Geforo II chn lsav
the manufactory To DIGuy tlat sur
is ap item to be tIten iutO accom-
The large y2slligGturars cppCsa tho ~
moyal o! t..s gaT for cbvioua rCasoul
They have giaGty ug capital aad ta
no diff rulsy 10 DledIpa G,l tas TN,
ctal rtgEtrayetIS4 II tho ia@-feg' -
meme ma Aecs rlea ot In i.ad Era.
out OF the business Their IL 80 3Ulj
that if the nsnula3.uTu 1t q. Gis ~
opened to all, ~itdon5 any hnEr g.
guarantees, ,sGores If n.en wttE very ~
capital v Sould tDlor shs teld as man
facturers -
Presidant Clsuelsad, howsver, th!ul
differently, and white he is In favor
retaining the tax on this home produ
and domestic Industry. is alSo In ia7
OF rem lvtug the tariff from TIE prodc
tions OF E1ropesn Workebops.
SoMsoF THE me n hers OF Plymou
Church, Brook yD, n. Y, are rePu,
to be very wealthy, aad yss after Inv
ing DR.. Parker TO visit them aud pl
nouuce euIoai1m on their ihts past
nt sn actual cost Of 1910 o himself, III
finslly presented htm with q check
800, which he af.ef ward presented
the Beeeber monument fund, end
WAS accepted. AS DR.. Parker Is 40
rich man tbe.r chr!stisl.ty ebo,
prom OF the N to sepd hi "a ct least SlO
30 hat he should not In any event r.
mp In Judgment a2ains, them. Me
ness should not bs psrt OF th
creed. Bsenher would never have Co
tensuced tho picayune course sdop
by his satellites.
THB LyIETs of this week b
opened the csDpsign OF 1888
Uievel2na's rsnzrkab message
pisinly and fairy ssaged tho issues
which the Democrats party propN q
stand, sud Ms. Biatne, "a = repTsseI
i've Repaid ozu, nss out iuei III. p'
oip!es Of Lia party. rhe National c
ven,ion has saIeJsai Cai5ag ga AS
piSoa Tor holding the nexs M Ia
R-publlcsn @ rVeetion, ED ae.e u
grsat eVeuts Esys fairly started
Presidential csppei2n. Vita
isaaea fairy stated, the workin2nen
mechauics no@ have Abundsnt tim
make tho selves tal y scqusinted =
All the fnots bearing on the next c
Eaign.